Peter Hammill - Smile lyrics

The jokes are everywhere The secret deal's complete – Money talks, some good advice The politicians run like clockwork mice All fits the masterplan A database on the telephone And cable sunshine floods your home – So, times are good? Fat cats get fatter day by day Those who sit it out will make their way So things can't be that bad Ooh, a smile has set upon this land Ooh, a selfish grin of ignorance; Ooh, you simply have to play the game The joke's on us: This is more and more ridiculous Everything's great Objectivity taboo; Self-satisfaction pumping up Minor achievements to cover up All the failures and mistakes And if you don't smile along You're a public enemy, you don't belong... The black lists are in the mail There isn't any room for doubt We'll all be equal when we share it out But outsiders will get nothing Ooh, a smile has set upon this land Ooh, a rictus grin of ignorance; Ooh, you simply have to play the game The joke's on us: This is more and more ridiculous